Formal announcement on Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium’s replacement for women’s World Cup in a couple of days

The decision about Bengaluru’s replacement for the ICC women’s ODI World Cup is set to be finalised later this week.

With the Karnataka State Cricket Association informing the Board of Control for Cricket in India of its inability to obtain the requisite clearances to stage matches, the International Cricket Council, in consultation with the tournament host BCCI, has been trying to finalise the replacement venue for the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

With the World Cup opener barely six weeks away, time is running out to finalise the logistics. The Hindu understands that Thiruvananthapuram has emerged as a front-runner, with Guwahati in contention to host additional matches.

According to a source in the know of things, a formal announcement will be made “in a couple of days”.

With Bengaluru having been deemed unfit following the stampede outside the stadium a day after the Indian Premier League final in June, the World Cup matches, including the final on November 2, will have to be rescheduled.